<![CDATA[Linux Lite Forums - Hard Drives and SSDs]]> https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/ 2025-06-09T04:55:44Z MyBB dheo]]> 2024-07-09T08:06:10Z 2024-07-09T08:06:10Z https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9211 <![CDATA[Unable to Mount External Hard Drive on LL 7.0]]> I am trying to mount an external hard drive using the LL 7.0 version, but all I get is an error message. Earlier versions of LL seemed to work well when mounting the same hard drive. The hard drive shows up in the file menu, but it won't open.
Regards,
dheo]]> false H]]> 2024-06-07T13:51:02Z 2024-06-07T21:13:48Z https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9168 <![CDATA[USB drive partition not mounting @ connection]]>
When I plug the USB drive in, the ext 4 is recognized and is usable straight up. The NTFS partition is not.

The message for the error is
" wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdb1, missing code page or helper program, or other error"

If I load disks and try and mount the partition there, I get the same error.

HOWEVER:
I am able to mount via the commend line.  ???
If i use sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /media/        . It will load and be usable.

The ownership of the drive is all.

Any advise / help would be greatly appreciated.

I am not a Linux expert, so please do keep it simple if you are able to help.

H.]]> false stefanmalin]]> 2024-02-28T02:20:47Z 2024-02-28T02:20:47Z https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9071 <![CDATA[Mounting NTFS with read-write permissions]]> I have installed LL6.6 on a brand new system with Intel i5 3rd gen, 16 GB RAM and 500 GB SSD.
I have added an already partitioned NTFS disk and I tried to mount with Disks GUI app with the following parameters: rw nosuid,nodev,nofail,x-gvfs-show,uid=username,gid=username
However, even it shows in Thunbar that permissions are read-write for the username and username group, yet I can access it read-only.
Failed any trial of saving a text file in that partition, even the ls -l command shows that I have all rights.
Any idea of fixing it?]]> false thing]]> 2024-02-05T02:32:55Z 2024-02-05T02:32:55Z https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9056 <![CDATA[HDD]]> false f23948]]> 2024-01-26T02:13:47Z 2024-01-26T02:13:47Z https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9042 <![CDATA[Linux Lite destroyed my SSD]]> false Muhammad Umar Farooq]]> 2023-10-14T18:59:35Z 2023-10-15T00:52:13Z https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=8950 <![CDATA[My external device SSD not able to mount for my data files]]>
I was using my previous SSD Hard drive as an external hard drive and was working fine but today unfortunately unable to mount my data files. For further convenience, I am enclosing herewith a screenshot message as I am seeing. "Mount Failed

Failed to mount "127 GB Volume"
Error mounting /dev/sdb5 at /media/linuxlite/ 044f817b-c90b-4713-9339-654368a3f452: wrong fs
type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdb5, missing codepage or helper program, or other error

x Close


I shall be very thankful to someone else who can resolve my external SSD device's failure to mount.

Thanks with anticipation,
Muhammad Umar Farooq]]> false LanciaDelta]]> 2023-10-14T06:21:50Z 2023-10-14T06:21:50Z https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=8949 <![CDATA[Splitting EXT4 Partition Into New NTFS Drive]]> false billtour]]> 2023-07-07T10:53:12Z 2023-07-07T10:53:12Z https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=8858 <![CDATA[USB DVDRW drive: "...Failed Mount. Operation permitted for root only"]]> false timbuck2]]> 2023-05-16T05:02:19Z 2023-05-16T05:02:19Z https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=8781 <![CDATA[Convert existing LL parition to RAID1]]>
The exisiting drive "/dev/sda" is partitioned like this:

Code:
Device     Boot   Start       End   Sectors   Size Id Type
/dev/sda1  *       2048   1050623   1048576   512M  b W95 FAT32
/dev/sda2       1052670 976771071 975718402 465.3G  5 Extended
/dev/sda5       1052672 976771071 975718400 465.3G 83 Linux

Should the mirroring be done with "/dev/sda2" or "/dev/sda5"?

Also, since this is my active LL boot drive, can I convert it to RAID1 without having to format it?  I have the new "mirror" disk ready to be installed, but don't want to damage my LL boot drive.]]> false csias40]]> 2022-08-06T09:51:42Z 2022-08-06T09:51:42Z https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=8433 <![CDATA[Hard drive will not mount]]> Error mounting /dev/sdb2 at /media/tina/TOSHIBA EXT 4TB new: Command-line `mount -t "ntfs" -o "uhelper=udisks2,nodev,nosuid,uid=1000,gid=1000" "/dev/sdb2" "/media/tina/TOSHIBA EXT 4TB new"' exited with non-zero exit status 13: $MFTMirr does not match $MFT (record 0).
Failed to mount '/dev/sdb2': Input/output error
NTFS is either inconsistent, or there is a hardware fault, or it's a
SoftRAID/FakeRAID hardware. In the first case run chkdsk /f on Windows
then reboot into Windows twice. The usage of the /f parameter is very
important! If the device is a SoftRAID/FakeRAID then first activate
it and mount a different device under the /dev/mapper/ directory, (e.g.
/dev/mapper/nvidia_eahaabcc1). Please see the 'dmraid' documentation
for more details.
Is this fixable?  Someone unplugged it while copying files....Tried it on two different Linuc Lite computers.
If you  have an answer, please tell me what to copy paste into the terminal because I am limited in my understanding.
]]> false mike3000]]> 2021-11-16T21:55:52Z 2021-11-16T22:20:10Z https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=8008 <![CDATA[Data disk not visible]]> I am quite fresh at Linux. I have dual boot win+Lin and two partitions: windows + programs and Linux installation along and another data partition. The problem is that Data partition is not visible in File manager. I can see windows and other programs, but data is not visible. In partition manager it says 1TB Data, unknown.


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&timg src="https://i.ibb.co/xSw5vmF/Screenshot-harddrive.png" alt="Screenshot-harddrive" border="0"&t]]> false alcanz]]> 2021-10-23T12:36:39Z 2021-10-23T12:36:39Z https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=7973 <![CDATA[xfburn: silently skips certain files]]>
I'm puzzling over this one.  :032:  Just trying to backup a 4GB USB stick to DVD. Want to use the stick to install LL5.6.

Copied the contents to Hard Disk, then tried to write to DVD using xfburn.  Appeared to complete without any problems, but didn't hang about to watch it.

I note there is no Verify option in xfburn. Is there an alternative that has that feature?

Anyway, to workaround, then used an old Windows Utility (WinDiff) on a Windows PC to do a bitwise compare of the source and DVD data.

Thus discovered that 300-odd files where missing from the DVD.  They are "randomly" scattered throughout the source, typically one or two files per bottom-level directory.  Mainly the most important files.  &tSad

I suspected that the file structure went too deep, but as I understand, the maximum path length is 256 (or is it 255?) characters.  Did a sample check, found it was only 156 characters deep.  The missing files are on the Hard Disk...

Could it be I have filenames that are too long, or what is the likely problem, please?  Is the path/filename length different on Optical media?

The fact that these omissions happen silently is a bit scary!  :o

]]> false dentalcher]]> 2021-09-06T13:36:58Z 2021-09-11T22:01:49Z https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=7921 <![CDATA[Linux (LL) compatible SSD]]> 1. Will internal SSD work with a very old (12-year-old) laptop?
2. Are there specific SSD brands/models that are compatible with Linux particularly with Linux Lite (LL is the only OS in this computer)? Some lesser known SSD brands include compatibility with Linux in their product description but I’m worried about their durability. The more known brands do not specify that they are compatible with Linux.
I asked because I replaced the original 320GB HDD (using only 15% OS + files) of my ASUS K401N with a Kingston 240GB A400 SSD 2.5'' SATA. I chose this because the memory (4GB) is also Kingston, and I believe, it’s a reliable low-cost brand. It fit perfectly, computer recognized it, but every time I would install LL 5.4 (always clean install, “Erase Disk and Install Linux” type) there was always a problem after another i.e. error in copying files during installation; cannot open an App; Install updates error (which I posted 2 issues in Installing Software section of the forum); Busybox Initramfs error every time I would reboot, etc. I never had trouble installing and using LL with the old HDD. After around 15 re-install attempts, I realized it was the SSD causing the problem. So for now I’m back with the HDD but I’d like to make it work faster so I want to replace the drive with an SSD.
3. Is there anything that I should do first like formatting the SSD for LL, etc.?

Thanks very much for your input!
]]> false Jacob Pertou]]> 2021-09-06T01:13:08Z 2021-09-07T05:33:54Z https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=7919 <![CDATA[Blu-ray player software]]> false Artim]]> 2021-08-29T20:41:09Z 2021-08-29T22:26:59Z https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=7903 <![CDATA[How to Format my Second HDD]]> The second, "dev/sdb," is a dos disk I don't have access to (or don't know how to access).


I want to use that second one to store Timeshift restore points and an iso of my existing system (made with Systemback). But I can't write to the drive until it is formatted from dos to ext4 or something Linux can use.


How can I access and format that second hard drive?


Sorry for the "rookie question," but I'm stumped.
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